2026-04-30-accounts - Myrtle Park Friends

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Myrtle Park Friends

Other names charity is known by

Friends of Myrtle Park

Registered charity number (if any) 1195824

Charity's principal address 8 Unity Street North Bingley

Postcode BD16 1EN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Rosie Sharp	Chair
	LindsayBennett	Secretary
	Joy Smith	Membership Secretary
	Gaynor Smith
	PennyPetrie

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution – Association model, adopted 16[th] September 2021

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

All current trustees stand down and are eligible for re-election at the AGM. A notice for the AGM will be sent to members at least 14 days before the date of the meeting including a nomination form. New trustees can also be co-opted by the existing committee at any time, as long as the maximum number of trustees does not exceed 10.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

In the event of an individual expressing interest in joining the charity as a trustee, they will be provided with the “Joining Friends of Myrtle Park as a Trustee” document, the Essential Trustee guide and an application form. The former provides key information about the requirements of acting as a trustee for the charity. The application form provides existing trustees with information about why the individual wants to join and what skills they can bring.

Each newly appointed trustee will be given a copy of the constitution, a copy of the latest annual accounts and trustees report, and referred to guidance on the roles and responsibilities of a trustee available on the Charity Commission website.

The trustees oversee the day to day running of the group. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits.

We have a paid membership scheme that we advertise via social media and to visitors in the park, which provides a small income to enable us to put on free activities and events, and for additional resources for the Park Hub and its upkeep.

We seek the views of our members and visitors via social media, newsletters, emails and questionnaires.

We work with the Parks Manager at Bradford Council as well as the gardeners and council staff, raising any issues and working together to improve the park for visitors.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The object of the CIO is for the benefit of the inhabitants of Bingley, Bradford City (“the area of benefit”), to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit in particular but not exclusively by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Myrtle Park, Bingley, Bradford City.

The trustees confirm that they are aware of the need to make decisions to ensure the best public benefit possible, in line with guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We hold bi-weekly action days on a Sunday morning, run by the trustees and open to members of the public to volunteer to help. This involves gardening and maintenance of several community beds. We open the Park Hub to visitors every Sunday afternoon to look at the displays and information about the park, make use of the children’s nature activities and resources, and provide leaflets on local groups and community activities. We also organise family activities.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

We are grateful for the many hours our Trustees and volunteers contribute. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we would not be able to achieve so much.

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We organised a day of activities in the park on Saturday 3rd May during the Bingley25 festival: a pop-up farm, craft activities under the gazebo, showings of the “Hot Dogs” documentary about whipping racing in the far meadow from 1968, and a history talk titled “Myrtle Place to Myrtle Park” by Hugh Figgess. We also supported the Melosa Jazz group and the Great Yorkshire Chorus who performed on the bandstand on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May.
Together with staff from Damart, we hosted a joint celebration picnic on 11th June welcoming 40 guests representing the local council and community groups. The funding we received from the Damartex Foundation enabled us to refurbish the area, including a mural on the concrete wall, the installation of three picnic benches and an interpretation board describing the history of this popular location in the park.
The second picnic on 29th June was an opportunity to celebrate the park and say a big thank you to all the volunteers, community groups and organisations that support our activities. The funding was provided by Bradford25’s Dress It Up Fund. We made fabric bunting in the Bradford25 colours and hung it around the sunken garden, as a symbol of the ongoing progress we are making to renovate this area.
We supported the Bingley Bantams Second Annual Bingley Duck Race, on the River Aire, held on 12th July 2025. We were very grateful to receive a £500 donation from this event, which we will be putting towards the costs of establishing a community orchard.
A new Bingley Heritage Trail was installed at five locations across the town and launched on 14th September 2025: Market Square, Train Station, Prince of Wales Park, Myrtle Park and Five Rise Locks. Our installation reflects on the Bingley Show and includes two animal benches. We also added the final piece to the refurbishment of the old paddling pool area just in time for the launch of the trail. A new information board explains the history of the pool and includes reflections of happy childhood memories from Bingley residents.
We supported Bradford25 with their project to paint a new mural on the skatepark. They organised a number of workshops engaging with skateboarders, scooter riders and park-users to design a fun, bright colourway for the concrete jumps, completed at the end of September.
22 volunteers planted 1300 crocus bulbs on 2nd November, donated by Bingley Airedale Rotary Club in support of the Purple for Polio campaign.
Our Secretary, and one of our volunteers have given several talks over the course of the year to local Rotary clubs and organisations, whose donations have been given to FoMP raising valuable funds.
We started discussions with Bingley Bloomers, the Bingley 5 Rise

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Section D Achievements and performance

Frocks WI gardening group, and Fruitworks, a social enterprise company, to plan a community orchard for the park. A location has been chosen, and we’ve started to promote the project to the local community. FOMP will contribute the donations we’ve received from the last two years' duck races to the costs for planting the orchard in the Autumn. We’re working with the WI to raise the additional funds needed and hope to also install an information board and bench.

Ongoing activities

From March until October, we continue to hold our bi-weekly Action Days in the park and invite members of the public to join us. We are engaged in ongoing improvements to the sunken garden and a community long bed, an area around the newly instated rose arbour and to our veg beds.

We support Bingley Town Council and Bingley Music Town with the summer programme of bands that perform on the bandstand, and advertise the programme on our Facebook page and notice boards. An electrical supply was installed to the bandstand in 2024, which now enables a larger range of groups to perform.

We continue to open the Park Hub to the general public every Sunday afternoon. This gives visitors a chance to read our displays to learn more about the park. Our children’s corner offers nature-themed toys, books, dressing up clothes and colouring sheets to our younger visitors. We also provide bug hunter kits that can be taken out by young families free of charge. We have a wide range of nature spotter sheets to cover all the seasons which can be taken out by families and adults with clipboards and pens to mark off their finds. We offer free use of the Hub to various local groups such as Action Stations, Walkers are Welcome, Bingley Glen Bowling Club, Grim up North running group and an Art Club.

Section E Financial review

We aim to keep a minimum of £250 in our bank account at all times in Brief statement of the order to cover our minimum commitments, primarily our public liability charity’s policy on reserves insurance.

Details of any funds materially Not applicable. in deficit

March 2012

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

We apply for grants for specific projects or resources. We use general funds to pay for materials (crafts, printing) for specific events, as well as upkeep of the Park Hub, plants for the community beds and gardening tools/equipment.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Lindsay Rhodes Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 22/08/26

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FOMP ACCOUNTS 2025-26 - Income

15/08/2026

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Local
Membership Other Sale of Sale of Sale of Use of Misc.
Date Name Description Ref No Bank Float Fees Donations Authority Grants Grants Cards Books Crafts etc Hub Fundraising
03 May 2025 See Float Record 53.91 43.91 10
11 May 2025 See Float Record 120 100.00 10 10
15 May 2025 Hugh Figgess Cheque Deposit 100.00 -100
09 June 2025 A Strang Membership fee 5 5.00
14 June 2025 Bradford Rotary Club Donation 250 250.00
15 July 2025 R Kershaw Donation for L&J Wedding 50 50.00
29 July 2025 See Float Record 24 14.00 10.00
15 August 2025 See Float Record 26 6.00 10.00 10.00
18 August 2025 West Bradford Rotary Club Donation for talk 60 60.00
23 August 2025 Bingley Bantams Duck race fundraising 500 500.00
27 August 2025 Leeds Elmete Rotary Club Talk - Lindsay 100 100.00
16 September 2025 Irene Mitchell £7 membership, £10 donation 17 7.00 10.00
19 September 2025 See Float Record 29 15.00 4.00 10.00
19 September 2025 Lindsay Bennett Membership fee 7 7.00
22 September 2025 Jenny Bennett Membership fee 7 7.00
28 September 2025 See Float Record 64 49.00 10.00 2.00 3.00
30 September 2025 Hugh Figgess Cash float paid in 95.00 -95
01 October 2025 See Float Record 7 7.00
08 October 2025 See Float Record 35 35.00
06 October 2025 Hugh Figgess Cheque for membership 5 -5
07 October 2025 David Stell Membership and Donation 20 5.00 15.00
12 October 2025 See Float Record 10 10.00
17 October 2025 See Float Record 10 5.00 5.00
17 October 2025 H Figgess Wedding donation 35 35
20 October 2025 B Gordon Wedding donation 50 50
20 October 2025 M Pearce Wedding donation 50 50
21 October 2025 P Petrie Wedding donation 25 25
22 October 2025 P Walker Wedding donation 40 40
22 October 2025 B Bennett Wedding donation 50 50
27 October 2025 P Manktelow Wedding donation 20 20
27 October 2025 R Sharp Wedding donation 20 20
27 October 2025 J Smith Wedding donation 30 30
27 October 2025 S Dennis Wedding donation 50 50
27 October 2025 J Berry Wedding donation 50 50
27 October 2025 S Callaghan Wedding donation 100 100
02 November 2025 J Bennett Wedding donation 50 50
09 November 2025 See Float Record 10 10.00
10 November 2025 H Figgess Wedding donations 75 75.00
11 November 2025 A Cox Membership 5 5.00
21 November 2025 Alan Blyth Wedding donation 50 50.00
21 November 2025 Recycle4charity Donation 3.5 3.50
26 November 2025 See Float Record 10 2.00 8.00
05 December 2025 See Float Record 40 40.00
05 December 2025 Richard Sharp Design Donation 134.4 134.4
14 December 2025 P Smith Wedding donation 20 20
04 January 2026 See Float Record 30 10 10 10
06 January 2026 Hugh Figgess Cash deposit 150 -150
08 January 2026 See Float Record 100 100
11 February 2026 See Float Record 35 35
26 February 2026 Bingley town Council Grant for mobile farm 600 600
01 March 2026 See Float Record 34 22 8 4
02 March 2026 Hugh Figgess Cash deposit 100 -100
15 March 2026 See Float Record 5 5.00
25 March 2026 See Float Record 20 20.00
25 March 2026 See Float Record 5 5.00
08 April 2026 See Float Record 15 7.00 8.00
15 April 2026 See Float Record 35 35.00
19 April 2026 See Float Record 41 25.00 16.00
27 April 2026 See Float Record 20 10.00 10.00
30 April 2026 See Float Record 40 40.00
2,923.90 368.91 112.00 2,396.81 600.00 - 77.00 90.00 17.00 - -
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FOMP ACCOUNTS 2025-26 - Expenditure

15/08/2026

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Date Name Description Ref No Bank Float Gardening ActivitiesEvents & Park Hub Cards Printing & Stationery Operating Expenses Sundries Dress It Up Grant Paddling Pool Refurb Skatepark
03 May 2025 Key cutting C1 10.00 10
26 May 2025 Lindsay Bennett Gloves & tools 01,02,03,04 72.64 72.64
30 May 2025 Hugh Figgess Plants for sunken garden 05 13.07 13.07
30 May 2025 Hugh Figgess Plants for sunken garden 05 40.89 40.89
06 June 2025 Rosie Sharp Sven Shaw repaint mural 19 100 100.00
16 June 2025 Hugh Figgess Dress It Up tableware 7 47 47.00
20 June 2025 Hugh Figgess Dress It Up catering 8 103.5 103.50
27 June 2025 Penny Petrie Dress It Up catering 9 103 103.00
29 June 2025 Lindsay Bennett Dress it up snacks Lidl 10 16.92 16.92
29 June 2025 Jon Rhodes Dress it up ice 11 3.57 3.57
01 July 2025 Dress It Up buns C2 13.04 13.04
21 July 2025 Lindsay Bennett Graffiti remover 12 39.53 39.53
21 July 2025 Lindsay Bennett Biscuits for hub 13 3.57 3.57
23 July 2025 Jess Wright Graphics Paddling board board panels 14 288 288.00
08 August 2025 Urban Hygiene Graffiti remover 15 108.99 108.99
08 August 2025 Screwfix Masks 16 20.38 20.38
16 August 2025 Home bargains & funnels Cloths and funnels 17 3.48 3.48
28 August 2025 Rosie Sharp Heritage trail stickers and show book 20+21 14.65 14.65
05 September 2025 Rosie Sharp David Austin Roses 22 149.85 149.85
09 September 2025 Rosie Sharp Heritage trail 23 6.99 6.99
12 September 2025 Rosie Sharp Refund for drinks Dress It Up picnic 18 13.08 13.08
12 September 2025 Hugh Figgess Heritage Trail expenses 24 41.97 41.97
14 September 2025 Dress it up picnic drinks C3 13.08 13.08
19 September 2025 Printing C4 12.10 12.10
26 September 2025 ARC Cleaning Skatepark cleaning 25 50 50.00
01 October 2025 Rosie Sharp Skatepark varnish 26 216.99 216.99
01 October 2025 Plants for sunken garden C5 40.00 40.00
06 October 2025 Rosie Sharp Spray paint for skatepark 27 90.55 90.55
08 October 2025 Plants for sunken garden C6 10.47 10.47
12 October 2025 Jon Rhodes Key cutting (3 for £20) 28 20 20
13 October 2025 Rosie Sharp Screwfix 29 6.98 6.98
22 October 2025 Rosie Sharp Crocus 30 45.89 45.89
20 November 2025 Plants for sunken garden C7 20.00 20.00
23 November 2025 Lindsay Rhodes Bring me Sunshine roses 31 117.45 117.45
23 November 2025 Lindsay Rhodes Brass Rubbing Plaques 32 100.8 100.8
15 December 2025 Rosie Sharp Zurich Insurance Policy 36 120.16 120.16
27 January 2026 Lindsay Rhodes Panel heaters 34 213.98 213.98
22 February 2026 Jon Rhodes Kitchen cabinet lock and smoke alarms 37 38.48 38.48
26 February 2026 Rosie Sharp Plants for sunken garden 39 44.97 44.97
27 February 2026 Lindsay Rhodes Refund for google storage 33 7.99 7.99
27 February 2026 Lindsay Rhodes Kitchen stock 38 11.05 11.05
28 February 2026 Jon Rhodes Kitchen panel heater 40 89.63 89.63
05 March 2026 Gaynor Smith Sticker books C8 11.98 11.98
08 March 2026 Lindsay Rhodes Gardening tools Amazon 41 49.28 49.28
15 March 2026 Gaynor Smith Yorkshire in Bloom entry fee C9 46.00 46.00
26 March 2026 Hugh Figgess Refreshments for Edwina event C10 11.45 11.45
26 March 2026 Gaynor Smith Plant for sunken garden C11 10.99 10.99
06 April 2026 Hugh Figgess Cash to donation box in hub no receipt 5.00 5.00
21 April 2026 Gaynor Smith Plant for sunken garden no receipt 25.49 25.49
printing, gardening tools, stationery,
24 April 2026 Lindsay Rhodes projector cable 42-46 48.26 18.96 24.10 5.20
13 April 2026 Rosie Sharp Craft materials Bingley26 47 10.08 10.08
30 April 2026 Rosie Sharp Craft materials Bingley26 48 21.14 21.14
2494.76 229.60 659.95 152.28 568.12 0.00 17.30 128.15 0.00 313.19 520.85 364.52
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FRIENDS OF MYRTLE PARK (FOMP) - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 APRIL 2026

INCOME Membership Fees Donations Local Authority Grants Other Grants Sale of Cards Sale of Books Sale of Crafts etc Use of Hub Misc. Fundraising Excess of Expenditure over Income EXPENDITURE Gardening Events & Activities Park Hub Cards Printing & Stationery Operating Expenses Sundries Dress It Up Grant Paddling Pool Refurb Skatepark Excess of Income over Expenditure BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th A	2026 112.00 2,396.81 600.00 0.00 77.00 90.00 17.00 0.00 0.00 3,292.81 - 3,292.81 659.95 152.28 568.12 0.00 17.30 128.15 0.00 313.19 520.85 364.52 2,724.36 568.45 3,292.81 PRIL 2026 £ 2,181.19 568.45 2,749.64 2,513.51 236.13 0.00 2,749.64	2025 182.00 1,472.50 638.27 400.00 104.00 70.00 0.00 10.00 14.00 2,890.77 - 2,890.77 489.50 822.75 210.13 133.20 23.00 134.40 104.69 0.00 855.38 2,773.05 117.72 2,890.77 £ 2,063.47 117.72 2,181.19 2,084.37 96.82 0.00 2,181.19
Balance as at 1st May 2025 B/F Deficit/Surplus for the Year REPRESENTED BY:- Cooperative Bank Account Cash on hand Deduct CURRENT LIABILITIES